Representative
Member of the House of Lords
Labour
House of Lords
GB - SW1A 0PW - London
United Kingdom
Working language: English
Declarations of interests:
2026
Declarations of interest regarding election observations (if applicable)
23/06/2026 | 19:44:50 I will now then put the amendment as amended to the vote. The vote is open. The vote is closed. I call for the result to be displayed. Amendment 4 as amended then is agreed. That brings us to the end of the amendments. We move on now then to proceed to vote on the draft resolution as amended. I remind colleagues that a simple majority is required. The vote is open. The vote is closed. I call for the result to be displayed. The draft resolution as amended then is adopted. [Applause] That... 23/06/2026 | 19:29:43 Thank you. The debate then is now closed. We move on to the consideration of the amendments and, of course, eventually the Resolution itself. The Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy has presented a draft Resolution to which 12 amendments and three sub-amendments have been tabled. Now they will be taken in the order in which they appear in the compendium. And could I remind you all that speeches on amendments are limited to 30 seconds. I understand that the Chair of the Committee... 23/06/2026 | 17:53:30 Thank you, colleagues. If we could move on, then, to the next item of business this afternoon, which is the debate on the report titled "Democracy, Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Iran", Document 16413 presented by Mr Max LUCKS on behalf of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy. We will then hear from Mr Pablo HISPÁN, who will present an opinion on behalf of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights. We will then hear from Mr Jacques PARIS. We'll have a statement from him... 22/06/2026 | 16:37:58 Okay, colleagues, let's move on then to the next item of business. We now continue the debate on the Progress Report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee, which is Document 16430, which was presented by Ms Laura CASTEL. Now, with this we are considering the following reports. The report by the Ad Hoc Committee of the Bureau on Observation of the parliamentary elections in Hungary on 12 April 2026. That's Document 16432, which was presented this morning by Mr Pablo HISPÁN. And we'll also... 23/04/2026 | 10:58:33 Thank you, Chair. I hope you can hear me. In 1918, following the Treaty of Versailles, an important principle was enshrined in international law, that of self-determination. Now, arguably it only applied to European nations at that time, but nevertheless an important principle was established that is now being followed by the people of Ukraine: the idea that nations have the right to determine their own futures and have the right to resist aggressive and unprovoked attacks by other nations...
25/06/2026 | Doc. 16453 | Motion for a resolution Towards a European strategy on arbitrary detention and hostage‑taking of European and dual‑national citizens 23/12/2025 | Doc. 16313 | Written declaration The detention of Temirlan Sultanbekov
23/06/2026 | Doc. 16424, vote on the draft text for resolution The functioning of democratic institutions in Serbia 22/04/2026 | Doc. 16375 rev, vote on the draft text for resolution Towards the universal abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances 21/04/2026 | Doc. 16363, vote on the draft text for recommendation Violence and hate speech against politicians: a threat to democracy 21/04/2026 | Doc. 16363, vote on the draft text for resolution Violence and hate speech against politicians: a threat to democracy 27/01/2026 | Doc. 16297, vote on the draft text for recommendation Elections in times of crisis